Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-05-10
lCcpyrishi. issi. by A,scoi A forlss-l
THE GOOD OLD TIMES OF A
CENTURY AGO.
BY JupoE &. Y. WHITMAN.
Chapter WI.
Lr0ESp oF ruE SEriSsoor.
Chapter vi.
A Lrorsp or rnr srrissoor.

"Msny, many years ago, auioe oi IN
dian. Inhabited the valley through which
the N,Iin.eo, river runs. The chief ol
thi, tribe owned . large tract OF land on
the river. and had bis wigwsm near the
junction Of i,s eastern and western
branches. he hsd q noble figure. ws'
tall and commanding. able and brave IN
battle. sloqaen, Of speech in the council.
aud held . leading position among the
chief. Of the neighborins tribes. with
whom hi. Influence was almost un'
bounded
Trophis. Of the chase. such a. the
skin. OF bears aud psn,her-. and the
head. and antlsr. Of the moose and deer.
adorosd HI. ~iswam. . did also the
scalp. Of hi. ,nemie. taken Ia battle.
Hi. fame had .presd f.r sni wlde-io
the Eastern Indians on The Psnobsoo, TO
those l,iag on tie ~. Lawrence river In
C.nad. and even q the fierce Mohswk'
Of the We.,. ~ho bad no tsrror' fot him.
III, ambition had been ss sbund.nily
satisfied .. any son Of the fores, eould
veil expect. ba, he fsl, ari.von.ly d'.ap'
pointed at having no 'oa to gro~ uP IN.
der hi, care and instruction. Who would
al hi. place when he should no loagsr
follos The chase or 20 'or,h 10 battle.
tie ". the father Of several d.ush'
ter., hossvsr. ., whose birth he h'd been
greatly ehssrined aud dissatisfied.
The birth Of the l.s, one occurring after
,h. other. bad grown up and been mar.
risd. "a. the keens., dis.pPlin,msn, OF
ell. l, ". nov certain ,ha, he ~ould
have no 'on TO take hi, place in b.. osn
tribe and exercise the influence smoas
other ub,. which he bad done. The
names OF hi, other daughters Indicated
ye,s,lon and sorrow. bu, the youngest
be refused TO name. When he wen, In
to battle nov. he tough, With ds'Pera-
,ion. aud sought death everywhere. but
found /, not. H, power and wonder
fil deed. brought him greater no'o'is',
than before. bu, ,hi. DID no, satisfy him,
for he fsl, that the Ur,s, spiri, hsi de-
nisd him the one source OF h,Ppinss' ,h.,
W. hi, due. aud beside ~hieh sll else
were {. nothing.
Noae Of the chief. OF bis Aequain,.nee.
or any member OF hi. osn ,riee. dsrsd
TO speak TO him sboa, the matter. fof
they sne~ hoe deeply be fsl'. and they
~sre .~.re Of no w.y by which to COM
Tor, him
Twsu,y moon. passed. and by no
word o. deed did he .hos the least IN
t.r,,i IA hi. little daughter. Twsn'y
other moon. passed. .nd the mother $40
with d,lish, thu, the husband began T.
take notice OF her child. l,s pert and
lov.ble way. ~,re .lo.ly. yet surely. a.
tracing h. attention aud winning bis
affection. The mother now urged that
the daughter should be namsd. but no,
-i,h any name indicating ds.PPoini'
meni. q. ihi. oae va. by far the Peris.,
and pr,,,i.., of her children. The chief
refused. for be va. no, quite prepared to
give her name.
Wal, ,~sn,y other moon.. be said.
and perhsp. the Grs, sPlni will 'us'
ge., . name. since !, i' bis ~i'h. not
mine. iha, she ~as born.
he vent on = great hunting 'sPedi.
ton into the North. and returned jus,
before the time expired. No name had
suggested itself TO hi. mind.
Wait twenty other moons. he re-
piled to the pleadinss OF the mo'tsr'
and she shall surely have = name.
when the la, .pPoin,ed time came
around. ho., Of warrior. bad gathered
., hi. ~is~sm. Still unable TO find q
name ,hs, suited him. be appealed to bic
sus., The child had already became
= grea, f.vorite among them. and after
be h.d told them all. /, happened ,hs,
twenty different names ~ere proposed.
The chief va. struck with ,hi. eoinei'
denee. bu, eoaA no, selec, from them
one ,ha, be liked. Finally one Of the
Indians proposed leaving tito the daush'
ter TO choose, and to this the father read
lily consented.
wis. shall Il be. my daughter be
asked. white F.~n. Morning S'sr. OF
Lsh, Of the wig~sm Take the one
you like best
-Four times t~en,y moons have |
waited for . name, and twenty have been
proposed to-day. ys, you esnne, decide.
would s,lec, the one you liked best. II
| knew which |, VAS. but eanno, tell
that; le, me be called Nerinsks'. she
replied.
'N,Ein.ka it shall be. my child. and
,wsn,y.fold more hsppins. may you
bring TO me than all my other daughters.
The event Vas f,ly celebrated by .
eres, feast which followed. Nstinsks
became the pet Of the whole tribe. and
the JOY aud pride Of her fathers heart
Never before had be seen anything like
her. among Ill the children OF the fore',
where be had been. and when 'he had
grown 10 womsnhood her hand in mar.
rage Was sOush, by many young chiei
and warrior.
Two suiiors appeared to find favor iu
her eyes. Flee,foot, = Canadian Indian,
vas = warrior oft~en,y.fve. whose eI'
ploi,s had brought him great renown
even q, that age. lie was strong and
muscular. and his powers Of endurance
90 great that be could out run any mem.
Der OF hi tribe. or moose or deer In .
long ehase.t Hence he ". named
Flee,foo,, though originally lie had been
called by another name.
Waving Plume. belonging to . tribe
living on the Androsoosgin, several miles
above the falls. At place called Pov-~ow
Point, was about the same age. stood
six feet high. Was ~ s,raish, s an ar
row, and bad risen to be chief OF biz
tribe.
These two warriors paid court to the
pretty and bewi,ching Nsfinsks. He'
father suspected preference for Fleet
foot, but be favored wa,ipg Plume
since il be mus, part with her. il wer'
better. be thought. that she should live
=. near him Is possible. but II she wen
away among the Canadian Indians. h
feared be would never see her more.
Though be had the power TO giv'
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